The effect of gender on the clinical features and therapeutic response in obsessive-compulsive disorder
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Resumo: | OBJECTIVE: To investigate the existence of clinical and therapeutic differences that could possibly characterize specific subgroups of patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) based on their gender. METHODS: Male (n=32) and female patients with OCD (n=37) were compared with regard to age and mode of onset, duration and course of the illness, number of obsessions and compulsions, and subtype of OCD according to the International Classification of Diseases, 10th edition. The groups were also compared with regard to scores on the Yale-Brown Obsessive-Compulsive Scale, Clinical Global Impression, Beck Depression Inventory and Global Assessment of Functioning, before and after drug treatment for 10 weeks. Chi-square test with Yates correction or Fisher's exact test were employed for comparisons between categorical variables and Student's t or Mann-Whitney tests were used to compare continuous variables. The adopted level of significance was 5%. RESULTS: Male patients with OCD were characterized by an earlier age of onset and greater global severity. Furthermore, a trend to display greater number of obsessions and compulsions and worse global functioning was found among male patients, whereas a trend to more severe depressive symptoms was observed in female patients. No significant differences between the groups were found with regard to treatment response. CONCLUSIONS: Our findings suggest that there may be OCD subtypes based on gender. |
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The effect of gender on the clinical features and therapeutic response in obsessive-compulsive disorderObsessive-compulsive disorderGenderSexDiagnosis, clinicalOBJECTIVE: To investigate the existence of clinical and therapeutic differences that could possibly characterize specific subgroups of patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) based on their gender. METHODS: Male (n=32) and female patients with OCD (n=37) were compared with regard to age and mode of onset, duration and course of the illness, number of obsessions and compulsions, and subtype of OCD according to the International Classification of Diseases, 10th edition. The groups were also compared with regard to scores on the Yale-Brown Obsessive-Compulsive Scale, Clinical Global Impression, Beck Depression Inventory and Global Assessment of Functioning, before and after drug treatment for 10 weeks. Chi-square test with Yates correction or Fisher's exact test were employed for comparisons between categorical variables and Student's t or Mann-Whitney tests were used to compare continuous variables. The adopted level of significance was 5%. RESULTS: Male patients with OCD were characterized by an earlier age of onset and greater global severity. Furthermore, a trend to display greater number of obsessions and compulsions and worse global functioning was found among male patients, whereas a trend to more severe depressive symptoms was observed in female patients. No significant differences between the groups were found with regard to treatment response. CONCLUSIONS: Our findings suggest that there may be OCD subtypes based on gender.Associação Brasileira de Psiquiatria2002-03-01info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersiontext/htmlhttp://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-44462002000100005Brazilian Journal of Psychiatry v.24 n.1 2002reponame:Brazilian Journal of Psychiatry (São Paulo. 1999. Online)instname:Associação Brasileira de Psiquiatria (ABP)instacron:ABP10.1590/S1516-44462002000100005info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessFontenelle,LeonardoMarques,CarlaVersiani,Marcioeng2002-08-23T00:00:00Zoai:scielo:S1516-44462002000100005Revistahttp://www.bjp.org.br/ahead_of_print.asphttps://old.scielo.br/oai/scielo-oai.php||rbp@abpbrasil.org.br1809-452X1516-4446opendoar:2002-08-23T00:00Brazilian Journal of Psychiatry (São Paulo. 1999. Online) - Associação Brasileira de Psiquiatria (ABP)false |
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The effect of gender on the clinical features and therapeutic response in obsessive-compulsive disorder |
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The effect of gender on the clinical features and therapeutic response in obsessive-compulsive disorder |
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The effect of gender on the clinical features and therapeutic response in obsessive-compulsive disorder Fontenelle,Leonardo Obsessive-compulsive disorder Gender Sex Diagnosis, clinical |
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The effect of gender on the clinical features and therapeutic response in obsessive-compulsive disorder |
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The effect of gender on the clinical features and therapeutic response in obsessive-compulsive disorder |
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The effect of gender on the clinical features and therapeutic response in obsessive-compulsive disorder |
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The effect of gender on the clinical features and therapeutic response in obsessive-compulsive disorder |
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The effect of gender on the clinical features and therapeutic response in obsessive-compulsive disorder |
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Fontenelle,Leonardo |
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Fontenelle,Leonardo Marques,Carla Versiani,Marcio |
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Marques,Carla Versiani,Marcio |
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Fontenelle,Leonardo Marques,Carla Versiani,Marcio |
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Obsessive-compulsive disorder Gender Sex Diagnosis, clinical |
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Obsessive-compulsive disorder Gender Sex Diagnosis, clinical |
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OBJECTIVE: To investigate the existence of clinical and therapeutic differences that could possibly characterize specific subgroups of patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) based on their gender. METHODS: Male (n=32) and female patients with OCD (n=37) were compared with regard to age and mode of onset, duration and course of the illness, number of obsessions and compulsions, and subtype of OCD according to the International Classification of Diseases, 10th edition. The groups were also compared with regard to scores on the Yale-Brown Obsessive-Compulsive Scale, Clinical Global Impression, Beck Depression Inventory and Global Assessment of Functioning, before and after drug treatment for 10 weeks. Chi-square test with Yates correction or Fisher's exact test were employed for comparisons between categorical variables and Student's t or Mann-Whitney tests were used to compare continuous variables. The adopted level of significance was 5%. RESULTS: Male patients with OCD were characterized by an earlier age of onset and greater global severity. Furthermore, a trend to display greater number of obsessions and compulsions and worse global functioning was found among male patients, whereas a trend to more severe depressive symptoms was observed in female patients. No significant differences between the groups were found with regard to treatment response. CONCLUSIONS: Our findings suggest that there may be OCD subtypes based on gender. |
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